In the study, researchers fed one group of rats a diet of donuts, muffins, cookies, chips and sweets while they were pregnant and nursing their young. Another group was fed a regular, healthy diet. When comparing the two groups, researchers found the babies from the junk food momma rats had higher levels of cholesterol, triglycerides,glucose, and insulin and were fatter through adolescence and adulthood that the rats born of mothers who ate healthily.

And while it's true that rats aren't human (although some humans can be rats!) according to Neil Stickland, the study's co-author, "Humans share a number of fundamental biological systems with rats, so there is good reason to assume the effects we see in rats may be repeated in humans. Our research certainly tallies with epidemiological studies linking children's weight to that of their parents."

Does this mean pregnant woman stress over a couple chocolate chip cookies and an occasional hamburger? Of course not! But knowing the constant craving for deep fried Snickers bars isn't exactly doing the wee one any favors might be the push needed to choose a juicy orange or calcium-building serving of yogurt instead.

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3 Generations of Families Define Fun, Kids' Answers Will Break Your HeartNature Valley has created an eye-opening video by asking three generations of people in different families one simple question: What did you like to do for fun as a kid? While the older generations speak about playing outside, their youngest relatives open up about very different pastimes. “I would die if I didn't have my tablet," one child says. All of the children in the video laud the importance of their tablets and video games - to the shock of the older generations.

I just wrote a paper about this topic for nursing school. I completely agree with the fact that women need to be careful of what types of foods they are eating their ENTIRE lives. It will affect their entire family, because the little ones will be patterning the way they eat after their role models...being the MOM and the dad. Chocolate may make you happier for a short period of time, but that is most likely one serving of DARK chocolate, which is probably about 1 or 2 ounces......

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